Elspeth Cochrane

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Elspeth Cochrane was one of the most successful and respected theatrical agents in the industry for more than half a century. She first trained as actress at the Webber Douglas Academy and acted in the regions and in the West End as well as in theatre and on television in Canada.

She also worked as a stage director, which brought her into close contact with Sir Michael Redgrave, Dame Sybil Thorndike and writers including G. B.Shaw, J. B.Priestley and James Bridie. She also wrote plays and dramatised novels for television before being asked by Tyrone Guthrie to assist him in